The Lore: Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting During His Life The Lore: Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting During His Life The Red Vineyards at Arles, 1888, by Vincent Van Gogh. Heritage Images/Hulton Fine Art/Getty Images By Lisa Marder Updated May 31, 2016. Although lore has it that the post-Impressionist painter , Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) , sold only one painting during his lifetime, different theories exist. The one painting commonly thought to have been sold is The Red Vineyard at Arles (The Vigne Rouge) , now located at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. However, some sources posit that different paintings sold first, and that other paintings and drawings were sold or bartered in addition to The Red Vineyard at Arles. However, it is true that The Red Vineyard at Arles is the only painting sold during van Gogh's lifetime the name of which we actually know, and that was "officially" recorded and acknowledged by the art world, and hence the lore persists.

Of course, bearing in mind that van Gogh didn't start painting until he was twenty-seven years old, and died when he was thirty-seven, it would not be unremarkable that he did not sell many. Furthermore, the paintings that were to become famous were the ones produced after he went to Arles, France in 1888, only two years before he died. continue reading below our video Profile of Vincent van Gogh What is remarkable is that just a few decades after his death his art would become well-known worldwide and that he would eventually become one of the most famous artists ever. Red Vineyard at Arles In 1889 Van Gogh was invited to participate in a group show in Brussels called the XX (or the Vingtistes). Van Gogh suggested to his brother, Theo, an art dealer and Van Gogh's agent, that he send six paintings to be exhibited with the group, one of which was The Red Vineyard.

Anna Boch , a Belgian artist and art collector, bought the painting in early 1890 for 400 Belgian francs, perhaps because she liked the painting and wanted to show her support for Van Gogh, whose work was being criticized; perhaps to help him financially; and perhaps to please her brother, Eugène, whom she knew was a friend of Vincent's. (1) Eugène Boch, like his sister Anna, was also a painter and had visited Van Gogh in Arles, France in 1888. They became friends and Van Gogh painted his portrait, which he called The Poet. According to the notes at the Musée d'Orsay where the portrait of Eugène Boch is now located, it seems that The Poet hung in van Gogh's room in the Yellow House in Arles for awhile as evidenced by the fact that it is seen in the first version of The Bedroom, which is in the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam). Apparently Anna Boch owned two paintings of Van Gogh's and her brother, Eugène, owned several.

(2) Anna Boch sold The Red Vineyard in 1906, though, for 10,000 francs, and it was sold again that same year to a Russian textile business man, Sergei Shchukin. It was given to the Pushkin Museum by the State of Russia in 1948. Van Gogh painted The Red Vineyard from memory in early November 1888 while the artist, Paul Gauguin was living with him in Arles. It is a dramatic landscape painting in saturated autumnal reds and yellows punctuated by the blue clothing of workers in a vineyard, with a bright yellow sky and sun reflected in the river adjacent to the vineyard. The viewer's eye is drawn through the landscape by the strong diagonal line that leads to the high horizon and the setting sun in the distance. In one of his many letters to his brother, Theo, Van Gogh tells him he is "working on a vineyard, all purple and yellow" and goes on to describe it further, "But if only you’d been with us on Sunday! We saw a red vineyard, completely red like red wine.

In the distance it became yellow, and then a green sky with a sun, fields violet and sparkling yellow here and there after the rain in which the setting sun was reflected." (3) In a subsequent letter to Theo, Vincent says about this painting, "I’m going to set myself to work often from memory, and the canvases done from memory are always less awkward and have a more artistic look than the studies from nature, especially when I’m working in mistral conditions." (4) A Self-Portrait Sold The myth of The Red Vineyard being the only painting sold by Van Gogh during his lifetime has been challenged by leading van Gogh scholar, Marc Edo Tralbaut, author of Vincent Van Gogh (Buy from Amazon) , an authoritative and comprehensive biography of Van Gogh. Tralbaut deduced that Theo sold a self-portrait by Vincent over a year before the sale of The Red Vineyard. Tralbaut uncovered a letter from October 3, 1888 in which Theo wrote to London art dealers, Sulley and Lori, saying "We have the honour to inform you that we have sent you the two pictures you have bought and duly paid for: a landscape by Camille Corot ...

a self-portrait by V. van Gogh." (5) However others have analyzed this transaction and discovered anomalies regarding the date of October 3, 1888, speculating that Theo dated his letter incorrectly. The reasons they give for their theory are that Theo never again referred to the sale of one of Vincent's paintings in London in subsequent correspondence; Sulley and Lori were not yet partners in 1888; and there is no record of a Corot being sold to Sulley in October 1888. Read more about this theory in Theo's Letter Addressed to Sulley and Lawrie (sic). Van Gogh Museum According to the Van Gogh Museum website , Van Gogh actually sold or bartered a number of paintings during his lifetime. His first commission came from his Uncle Cor who was an art dealer. Wanting to help his nephew's career he ordered 19 cityscapes of The Hague. Particularly when Van Gogh was younger, he would trade his paintings for food or art supplies, a practice not unfamiliar to many young artists starting out in their careers.

The Museum website states that "Vincent sold his first painting to the Parisian paint and art dealer Julien Tanguy, and his brother Theo successfully sold another work to a gallery in London." (6) (Perhaps this is the self portrait referred to above) The website also mentions The Red Vineyard. According to Louis van Tilborgh, chief curator at the Van Gogh Museum, Vincent also mentions in his own letters that he sold a portrait (not a self-portrait) to someone, but it is not known which portrait.(7) The CityEconomist points out that much has been learned from Vincent's letters to Theo, made available by the Van Gogh Museum. The letters reveal that Vincent did sell much art before he died, that the relatives who purchased his art knew a lot about art and purchased them as investments, that his art was appreciated by other artists and dealers, and that the money that Theo was "giving" to his brother was actually in exchange for paintings that, as a shrewd dealer, he was saving to put on the market when their actual value would be realized. Selling Van Gogh's Work After His Death Vincent died in July of 1890.

Theo's greatest desire after his brother died was to make his work more widely known, but sadly he, himself, died just six months later from syphilis. He left a large collection of art to his wife, Jo van Gogh-Bonger, who "sold some of Vincent's works, lent as many as she could to exhibitions, and published Vincent's letters to Theo. Without her dedication Van Gogh would never have become as famous as he is today." (8) Given that both Vincent and Theo died such untimely deaths within such a short time of one another, the world owes much to Theo's wife Jo, for taking care of Theo's collection of Vincent's artwork and letters and making sure they ended up in the right hands. Theo and Jo's son, Vincent Willem van Gogh took over care of the collection upon the death of his mother and founded the Van Gogh Museum. Further Reading and Viewing Van Gogh: Only One Painting Sold in His Lifetime - Art Appreciation BellaOnline's Art Appreciation Editor Van Gogh: Only One Painting Sold in His Lifetime Vincent Van Gogh is probably one of the most recognizable names in the history of art.

A 'starving artist' during his abbreviated life, selling just one painting during his lifetime, his paintings would posthumously realize the highest price ever paid for a work of art. It seems so unfair that an artist such as Vincent Van Gogh would sacrifice his very life in the name of art. Did he strive for acceptance? What was the driving force behind the acceleration in the last ten years of his life to paint madly and passionately? One can only speculate that it was his love for reproducing nature and his surroundings in the one medium by which he was able to express himself to the fullest - painting. The one solitary painting that Van Gogh sold only a few months before his suicide in 1890 is "Red Vineyard" (1888). It was sold in Brussels for 400 francs. If we convert it to USD at the current exchange rate, it would cost $351. In comparison, Van Goghï¿½s "Still Life: Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers" sold for over $39 million in 1987. This was, at the time, the highest price ever paid for a work of art.

Months later, the record was broken with Van Goghï¿½s "Irises" selling for more than $53 million. Iï¿½m sure Vincent and his brother Theo surely rolled over in their graves. I ask myself, "How is that possible?" Letï¿½s take a look at the chronology of Vincent Van Goghï¿½s work. One of his early works, and perhaps his first major painting, is ï¿½Potato Eatersï¿½ (1885). He used very dark colors, mostly brown. His brother Theo recommended that he paint in the style of the Impressionists, with more color. His next significant work was ï¿½Still Life: Vase With Twelve Sunflowersï¿½ (1888). Many sunflower paintings were to follow, similar but all unique. Some have even been said to be forgeries of the ever-popular theme. "Starry Night" (1889) is to follow, with Van Goghï¿½s signature swirls and heavy brush strokes of later works. In conclusion, Vincent Van Gogh lived a life filled with depression and unhappiness.

His artwork may have been his therapy in coping with his fatherï¿½s death and other disappointments. He favored the color yellow, which typifies sunshine and life. Many theories have emerged as to his reason for choosing this color. I like to think itï¿½s akin to using a yellow smiley face sticker; it uplifts your spirit and brings you to a happier state of consciousness. Perhaps Vincent Van Gogh did indeed reach a pinnacle with his paintings, unsurpassed by any other artist. In order of reference: "Potato Eaters" (1885) is from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands "Red Vineyard" (1888) is from the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, Russia "Still Life: Vase With Twelve Sunflowers" (1888) is from Neue Pinakothek, Munich "Starry Night" (1889) is from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA Van Goghï¿½s "Starry Night" tops the list of the most popular prints.

Artprice.com, "THE WORLD LEADER IN ART MARKET INFORMATION." To research art market prices,you only need enter the artist's last name below: Related Links: Vincent van Gogh Paintings Terminos de Busqueda de Google Vincent van Gogh Paintings Click here for the Catalog of Van Gogh Paintings > Between November of 1881 and July of 1890, Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings. Since his death, he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. Van Gogh’s paintings have captured the minds and hearts of millions of art lovers and have made art lovers of those new to world of art. The following excerpts are from letters that Van Gogh wrote expressing how he evolved as a painter. There are also links to pages describing some of Vincent van Gogh's most famous paintings, Starry Night , Sunflowers , Irises , Poppies , The Bedroom , Blossoming Almond Tree , The Mulberry Tree , The Night Café , and The Potato Eaters , in great detail.

In December of 1881, at the age of 28 just as he began his first paintings Vincent wrote to his brother Theo about becoming a painter, “Theo, I am so very happy with my paintbox, and I think my getting it now, after having drawn almost exclusively for at least a year, better than if I had started with it immediately… For, Theo, with painting my real career begins. Don't you think I am right to consider it so?” Van Gogh worked at a feverish pace costing him money, causing him mental and physical stress and leaving him no time for any other source of income. But he was persistent. In a letter from March of 1882, Van Gogh wrote again to his brother Theo, “Although I find myself in financial difficulties, I nevertheless have the feeling that there is nothing more solid than a `handicraft' in the literal sense of working with one's hands. If you became a painter, one of the things that would surprise you is that painting and everything connected with it is quite hard work in physical terms.

Leaving aside the mental exertion, the hard thought, it demands considerable physical effort, and that day after day.” In the same letter to Theo from 1882, Van Gogh writes, “There are two ways of thinking about painting, how not to do it and how to do it: how to do it - with much drawing and little colour; how not to do it - with much colour and little drawing." Van Gogh firmly believed that to be a great painter you had to first master drawing before adding color. Over the years Van Gogh clearly mastered drawing and began to use more color. In time, one of the most recognizable aspects of Van Gogh’s paintings became his bold use of color. This is evident in both Van Gogh's landscapes and his still life paintings About a year before his death Van Gogh predicted that there would be a great “painter of the future” who would know how to use color like no one else and would become the future of painting.

He expressed this in a letter to his brother Theo in May of 1888, “As for me, I shall go on working, and here and there something of my work will prove of lasting value - but who will there be to achieve for figure painting what Claude Monet has achieved for landscape? However, you must feel, as I do, that someone like that is on the way - Rodin? - he does not use colour - it won't be him. But the painter of the future will be a colourist the like of which has never yet been seen. But I'm sure I am right to think that it will come in a later generation, and it is up to us to do all we can to encourage it, without question or complaint.” During his lifetime Van Gogh was never famous as a painter and struggled to make a living as an artist. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime The Red Vineyard . This painting sold in Brussels for 400 Francs only a few months before his death. Vincent van Gogh died at the age of 37 bringing his career as a painter to an end, but beginning his legacy as the great painter of the future who inspired the world.

About a week after his death, Van Gogh’s brother Theo wrote to his sister Elizabeth about Van Gogh’s legacy as a great artist, “In the last letter which he wrote me and which dates from some four days before his death, it says, “I try to do as well as certain painters whom I have greatly loved and admired.” People should realize that he was a great artist, something which often coincides with being a great human being. In the course of time this will surely be acknowledged, and many will regret his early death.” Vincent van Gogh died at the age of 37 bringing his career as a painter to an end, but beginning his legacy as the great painter of the future who inspired the world. Today it remains a mystery as to what Van Gogh’s last painting was before his death. Find out more about which paintings among his final works are considered to be perhaps Vincent van Gogh’s last painting . The Potato Eaters : Considered Van Gogh's first great painting. Sunflowers : Vincent van Gogh's famous still life collection is detailed here.

Starry Night : Van Gogh's most famous painting is reviewed as well as Starry Night Over the Rhone and The Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night. Before and After : Comparison of Van Gogh's Early Paintings with those after being influenced by Impressionism. The Vincent van Gogh Gallery's Painting Resource: High Resolution Images: Van Gogh Prints Sources: Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written 22-24 December 1881 in Etten. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, published in The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991, number 165. URL: Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written c. 14-18 March 1882 in The Hague. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, published in The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991, number 182. URL: Vincent van Gogh. Letter to Theo van Gogh. Written c.

4 May 1888 in Arles. Translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, edited by Robert Harrison, published in The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991, number 482. URL: Theo van Gogh. Letter to Elisabeth van Gogh. Written 5 August 1890 in Paris. Translated by Robert Harrison, edited by Robert Harrison, published in Various sources, number . URL: The Only Painting Van Gogh Sold in his Lifetime | lidogallery The Only Painting Van Gogh Sold in his Lifetime February 18, 2012 by lidogallery Red Vineyard at Arles (1888) Oil on Burlap Contrary to popular belief, Van Gogh did sell one painting during his lifetime. It was exhibited in Brussels in 1890 and sold for 400 francs (equal to about $1,000-1,050 today) to Anna Boch, an impressionist painter and friend of Van Gogh’s. The painting, Red Vineyard at Arles,now hangs in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.

Van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo from Arles and described the scene he subsequently painted: “… we saw a red vineyard, all red like red wine. In the distance it turned to yellow, and then a green sky with the sun, the earth after the rain violet, sparkling yellow here and there where it caught the reflection of the setting sun.” Van Gogh Legend | The van Gogh legend - a different picture The story that the artist sold just one painting in his lifetime endures. In fact, he sold at least two. - tribunedigital-baltimoresun The van Gogh legend - a different picture The story that the artist sold just one painting in his lifetime endures. In fact, he sold at least two. October 25, 1998|By John Dorsey | John Dorsey,SUN ART CRITIC To the world, Vincent van Gogh was the quintessential starving artist, who never received recognition in his lifetime and committed suicide at 37 thinking himself a failure. That he is now established as one of the greatest and most beloved artists of all time - that in 1990 his "Portrait of Dr.

Gachet" sold for the world-record price of $82 million - may be the cruelest story in the history of art. The story's true, but it has been fed by a legend that's not. According to popular lore, van Gogh sold only one painting in his entire life. This oft-repeated tale was challenged more than 30 years ago, but it still goes on. In fact, van Gogh sold at least two paintings in his lifetime, and some drawings as well. That doesn't change the outlines of his life - "What matters is that he sold very little," says curator Richard Kendall, who wrote the main catalog essay for the current blockbuster show "Van Gogh's Van Goghs" at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. But it does explode the one-painting legend. The story probably gained circulation because there is only one painting known by name that van Gogh sold in his lifetime. It is "The Red Vineyard" or "The Red Vines" (1888), and it sold at Brussels in early 1890 for 400 Belgian francs.

At Vincent's suggestion, his brother, the art dealer Theo van Gogh, sent six paintings to Brussels to be exhibited with works by a group of artists called the XX (or the Vingtistes), which also included Cezanne. "The Red Vineyard" was bought by Anna Boch. She was a painter herself and the sister of the poet Eugene Boch, a friend of van Gogh's. Eugene visited van Gogh in Arles in 1888, and van Gogh painted his portrait. On February 15, 1890, van Gogh wrote to his mother that Theo had written him about the painting and its price. Subsequently "The Red Vineyard," now in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, became the "only lifetime sale" of popular lore. But 34 years ago the myth was challenged by art historian Marc Edo Tralbaut, a leading van Gogh scholar who wrote more than 100 books and articles on the artist.

In 1964 Tralbaut published a letter, later referred to in his 1969 biography: "On October 3, 1888, Theo wrote to the London art dealers, Sulley & Lori. In this letter he said: 'We have the honour to inform you that we have sent you the two pictures you have bought and duly paid for: a landscape by Camille Corot ... a self-portrait by V. van Gogh.' Another picture was therefore sold in England nearly fifteen months before Anna Boch bought 'The Red Vines.' " Despite this evidence, the one-painting idea persists, even in scholarly writings.

In the latest complete catalog of van Gogh's paintings, drawings and sketches, published in this country by John Benjamins Publishers in 1996, van Gogh scholar Jan Hulsker writes of "The Red Vineyard:" "It has achieved the rather sad distinction of being the only painting of Vincent's that found a buyer during his lifetime (namely at an exhibition in Brussels in February 1890)." And in the new book "The Essential Vincent van Gogh," written by critic and curator Ingrid Schaffner and published this fall by Harry N. Abrams, Schaffner quotes art historian Evert van Uitert: "In the popular view, van Gogh has become the prototype of the misunderstood, tormented artist who sold only one work in his lifetime ..." Is there a possibility that the van Gogh work sent to London was not a painting? In theory, the van Gogh "picture" Theo refers to in his letter to the London dealers might have been a drawing. But in Hulsker's complete catalog, there are 37 van Gogh self-portrait paintings and only four self-portrait drawings.

All four of the drawings belong to the Vincent van Gogh Foundation, Amsterdam, which owns the collection that descended in the van Gogh family (and that is now in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam). So they were not sold, and the picture that went to London must have been a painting. Louis van Tilborgh, chief curator at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (which lent the paintings for the National Gallery show), mentions another possible sale. "Somewhere in his [Vincent's] own letters he mentions that he sold a portrait to somebody," van Tilborgh says. The work Vincent mentioned was a portrait, not a self-portrait, van Tilborgh says, but what portrait is not known. Van Tilborgh also notes that early in his career van Gogh did sell some drawings to his uncle, an art dealer who bought them as a gesture of charity. "His uncle wanted to give him some money," van Tilborgh says. And van Gogh also exchanged works with other artists. Even with these exceptions, van Gogh was not a successful artist in his lifetime. But to say that is to leave something of a wrong impression about the acceptance of van Gogh's work, van Tilborgh thinks.

Van Gogh did not paint the great works for which he is now famous until after he went south to Arles in 1888, just two years before his death. "Two years is a short time to make a reputation as being a great artist," van Tilborgh says. And he began to be recognized soon after his death. By the early 1890s van Gogh works were acquired by museums in Stockholm and Rotterdam, and shortly after 1900 several German museums acquired his works. By 1903, when he would have been 50, his greatness was becoming recognized. "That's more or less the way to look at it," van Tilborgh says. It doesn't make his personal story less poignant, for Vincent never knew what van Gogh would become. But like the only-one-painting-sold tale, the truth of the van Gogh story isn't quite as dismal as the popular legend.

Pub Date: 10/25/98 Troubled Life of Vincent Van Gogh and the Birth of Expresionism This is a review of Van Gogh's life from boyhood until his death from suicide, and includes a look into his deep emotional problems and how it affected his painting. The 19th century European society of Van Gogh's day was not ready to accept the truthful, emotional and insightful way he depicted art subjects, and the expression of his own turbulent feelings in the paintings. Nonetheless, it set the stage for the later development of a new style of painting called Expressionism, although Van Gogh is considered a post-impressionist. Expresionism is characterized by the use of symbols, bright colors and a style that expresses the artist's inner feelings about his subject. As Vincent Van Gogh said, "What lives in art and is eternally living, is first of all the painter, and then the painting." We will explore Van Gogh's paintings and compare them with events in his turbulent life and the reasons for his downward spiral and death. Many of us can identify with the roadblocks that Vincent Van Gogh experienced in his many career and romantic pursuits, all ending in failure.

His reaction to these experiences however, demonstrates a biological and psychological instability, causing behaviors that alienated those around him. As he became more isolated from society and began to pour all of his energies into painting, his eccentricities and outbursts developed pathological traits, which caused him first, to be institutionalized, and second, it led to his suicidal death at the young age of 37 and the birth of Expressionism. VINCENT VAN GOGH During his short and turbulent life, he sold only 1 painting for 400 francs, just 4 months before his death. It is titled "The Red Vineyard" (See painting below). Nonetheless, he produced an incredible number of masterpieces created over a 9 year period which will continue "living" for the rest of human history. The Red Vineyard Most casual art lovers see Van Gogh as a troubled, but successful artist in the eyes of society. This is true today, but he was not able to experience success during his life. Instead, he was taunted by children and run out of villages by people who feared his erratic and non-conforming behavior.

He experienced failure in every occupational pursuit he attempted including painting, and was marked by intermittent episodes of depression, violence and acting out behaviors. Thanks to the preservation of 1000's of letters Van Gogh had written to friends and family, especially to his brother Theo, we have a nearly complete understanding of his feelings, experiences, and views on every aspect of his life. Surprisingly, his incredible artistic talent went undeveloped and unrecognized until he was 27 years old, after he had already failed at two other career choices, as an art dealer and a Protestant minister. Under the shroud of family shame when he was found incompetent to follow in his father's ministerial foot steps, he began to study art. He obsessively poured himself into this newly found talent and completed thousands of sketches and oil paintings before he shot himself to death at the age of 37 years old. Many observers of Van Gogh's life justifiably believe that his eccentricities, which were visible from early childhood, compounded to create many distressing experiences that directly impacted his style of painting. The rudiments of Expressionism was born of these experiences.

Therefore, a look into his childhood and life is imperative to understanding the development of his artistic style and the origins of Expressionism. Vincent Van Gogh At The Age Of 13 Years Old Vincent's sister, Elizabeth Van Gogh, described his demeanor as a child. He was "intensely serious and uncommunicative, and walked around clumsily and in a daze, with his head hung low." She continued by saying, "Not only were his little sisters and brothers (he was the oldest of 8) like strangers to him, but he was a stranger to himself." A servant who worked for the Van Gogh family when Vincent was a child described him as an, "odd, aloof child who had queer manners and seemed more like an old man," than the child he was. Vincent was a disappointment to his mother, and eventually to his entire family, even his beloved brother Theo Van Gogh who supported him financially for the 10 years that he worked as a painter.

Vincent Van Gogh's Brother Theo Van Gogh In Vincent's own words, he says of Theo, that he was the one "who comforts his mother and is worthy to be comforted by his mother." On the other hand, Vincent was rejecting and obstinate, making himself inaccessible to all family members, except for Theo. Vincent later described his childhood as "gloomy and cold and sterile." Vincent Van Gogh's Mother Unaware of his own artistic genius, Vincent Van Gogh first tried to learn the art of selling the works of other artists. As a young man of 16, he became apprenticed to an art dealer at the firm of Goupil & Co. located at The Hague, in Belgium, and later transferred to the London and Paris galleries. Vincent Van Gogh At The Age Of 18 Years Old While Working As An Art Dealer He quickly learned all the painters and their respective styles and what constitutes a valuable piece of artwork. In fact, he actually learned too well! If a customer became interested in purchasing a poorly done painting, Van Gogh would provide a long discourse on why it was a piece of junk. He was even known to become argumentative with many of the art patrons.

Following his failure as an art dealer, Vincent Van Gogh later wrote to his sister Wilhelmina Van Gogh that the galleries and art firms "are in the clutches of fellows who intercept all the money," and that only "one-tenth of all the business that is transacted…is really done out of belief in art." Vincent Van Gogh did not understand the mechanics of interpersonal diplomacy, or the principles of salesmanship. During this period he fell in love for the first time, and openly professed his love for Eugenia, a respectable upper class woman. Eugenia was insulted by his unwanted advances, and she harshly rebuffed him. Van Gogh's inability to read the intent and emotions of others, caused him to fail to see that she had never expressed any interest in him. Failing in his first romantic experience, he also blundered miserably in his first job as an art dealer. He was dismissed by the art firm, and with a relatives help, he temporarily took a position as an assistant teacher and curate. Following a short stint as a teacher, he returned home to Holland for a visit with his parents and decided to stay. He took a job in a bookshop.

While working as a clerk for the bookseller, he rented a room with a family named Rijken. Mrs. Rijken said that she had to scold numerous youngsters for taunting Vincent Van Gogh and calling him "a queer freak." He was only 24 years old. Vincent soon realized that he was also inadequate as a teacher and a bookseller, and he was becoming desperate to find work. His parents were reluctant to continue supporting their oldest son, who was a failure in their eyes. This drew him to finally attempt to satisfy his father's greatest wish that he become a minister. In Amsterdam, he began studying for the University entrance exams in theology, but soon found that he did not have the ability to learn the required math and foreign languages. With a relative's help he entered an evangelical school in Brussels and subsequently became a missionary preacher in the Borinage, a mining district in Belgium. Becomes A Missionary Van Gogh found his personal calling working among the downtrodden miners and their families, and was known to give away his clothing and money to help the poor living in shacks on the blackened earth of the coal fields.

Nonetheless, he could not convincingly communicate his religious feelings to his flock, and while viewing the pride that they could maintain in spite of their miserable living conditions, they influenced Vincent to take on their lower class beliefs. His own religious convictions began slipping away, no longer seeming adequate or relevant. Living in the same filth and poverty that his brethren were forced to experience, he lost religion but gained a new fascination in his charcoal drawings of the peasant class living around him. Unrequited Love For Kee Vincent returned home for an extended visit and fell deeply in love with his first cousin Kee Vos, who had also been staying with his family. However, for someone to merely contemplate marriage with one's own cousin was a serious breach of an important taboo strongly held in 19th century Holland. Interestingly, Kee, like Eugenia his first love, had no interest in Vincent (See Kee's photo below). Undaunted by her obvious disinterest in him, Vincent attempted to visit her at her family's home, but was refused entry. Kee's father repeatedly told him that she was not at home. Vincent thought that her family was keeping her away from him against her will, and that she was actually at home.

Forcing a dramatic encounter with Kee's father, Vincent impulsively attempted to demonstrate the intensity of his affections for Kee. He held his hand in the flame of a kerosene lamp and said to Kee's father, "Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame!" After blowing the flame out, Kee's father took Vincent to a nearby saloon to get him intoxicated and to reduce his extreme agitation. Then he convinced Vincent that Kee could not see him, and that their relationship had no future. Vincent Van Gogh's Cousin "Kee," Who Rejected His Romantic Affections When Van Gogh's father, a devoted Christian minister (See photo below), discovered that Vincent had fallen in love with Kee, his first cousin, and that he had also strayed from his religious beliefs, a bitter quarrel caused a life-long break in the father/son relationship. Vincent Van Gogh's Father Cast from the family home, Vincent Van Gogh threw himself into his artwork and began a relationship with a low class prostitute named "Sien." She moved in with him and he became deeply empathetic with her own personal suffering.

Van Gogh not only lovingly sketched her image (See the drawing titled "Sorrow" below), but because she was in poor health, he also took care of all her needs. However, because she was a prostitute, the Van Gogh family was scandalized by her presence in Vincent's living quarters, which further caused friction in Vincent's relationship with them. Vincent Van Gogh FAQs Terminos de Busqueda de Google Frequently Asked Questions Thank you for visiting Vangoghgallery.com! There are many questions that have been frequently asked about Vincent van Gogh's life, artistic style, mental state, and impact. The answers below cover some of the more frequently asked questions. I (my friend, mother, co-worker etc...) has an original Vincent van Gogh Painting that I (found in an attic, bought at a flea market etc...). Do you know how much it is worth, or how I can find out? If it truly is an ORIGINAL Vincent van Gogh painting that you or someone else has found the price would be outlandishly high. It would be one of the greatest lost paintings ever found. However, chances are it is either a very old print, with or without faux brush strokes or a reproduction by another artist.

A print (regardless of age) has little or no value. A reproduction (depending on who painted it, and its age) can have some value. If you need help finding out if perhaps you do have an original painting, the best place to start is at one of the following places: Art Gallery Art Museum Art Department of a University Any of these three places can help you through the first step of uncovering the truth behind your painting. I am writing a report on Van Gogh and would like to cite this website as a reference in my report. How do I cite this website? Name of Site: The Van Gogh Gallery ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Date of Posting: 15 January 2013 ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Name of Author/Organization Affiliated with the Site: Templeton Reid, LLC. ; ; ; ; ; ; ;Site Address: < />. The following are some examples of how to cite the information found in this website as a resource. *The following examples use the MLA format for citing works. If you are unsure if this is the proper format for you to use, please consult your academic instructor.* The Entire Website The Van Gogh Gallery. 15 January 2013.

Templeton Reid, LLC. Date you accessed the site < />. A Page on this Website “Artistic Influences.” The Van Gogh Gallery. 15 January 2013. An Image on this Website Van Gogh, Vincent. The Starry Night. 1889. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. ; ; ; ; ;<The Van Gogh Gallery. “The Starry Night.” 15 January 2013 ; ; ; ; ;< >. Did Vincent van Gogh really cut off his whole ear? Not exactly, in a fit of madness Van Gogh only cut off a portion of his left ear lobe. Not his entire ear as is thought by many. How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime Red Vineyard at Arles. This painting now resides at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. The rest of Van Gogh's more than 900 paintings were not sold or made famous until after his death. What is the correct pronunciation of Vincent van Gogh? There are several different pronunciations of Vincent van Gogh depending upon the language.

Listen to the pronunciation of Vincent van Gogh in different languages here: How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? | Reference.com How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime? A: Quick Answer Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting during his lifetime. It was an oil landscape entitled "The Red Vineyard at Arles," and it was purchased in 1890 by van Gogh's friend and fellow painter Anna Boch. Sold for 400 francs in Paris, it now resides in Moscow's Pushkin Museum of Fine Art. Full Answer In 1868 at the age of 15, Van Gogh left school and took a job working alongside his brother, Theo, as an art dealer in the Hague at the firm of Goupil & Cie. After four years, Van Gogh relocated to Goupil & Cie's London branch. He worked there for two years and worked a final year at the firm's branch in Paris. When van Gogh took up painting in Brussels in 1880, he believed he had found his life's calling.

He began to fraternize with leading artists of the day, including Paul Gaugin and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, but he was only able to survive financially thanks to the generosity of friends and family. He often lived with his brother Theo in Paris. Van Gogh's first exhibition of paintings was in 1887. Although he sold no works of his own, he did exchange paintings with Gaugin, whose works by that time had commercial value. Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890 at age 37, having suffered from bouts of mental illness and deep depression for many years.

Question: What was the title of the only painting that Vincent van Gogh sold during his lifetime?
Answer: 'THE RED VINEYARD'